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Estimating SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence

Authors :
Rosin, Samuel P.
Shook-Sa, Bonnie E.
Cole, Stephen R.
Hudgens, Michael G.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Governments and public health authorities use seroprevalence studies to guide responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seroprevalence surveys estimate the proportion of individuals who have detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. However, serologic assays are prone to misclassification error, and non-probability sampling may induce selection bias. In this paper, nonparametric and parametric seroprevalence estimators are considered that address both challenges by leveraging validation data and assuming equal probabilities of sample inclusion within covariate-defined strata. Both estimators are shown to be consistent and asymptotically normal, and consistent variance estimators are derived. Simulation studies are presented comparing the estimators over a range of scenarios. The methods are used to estimate SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in New York City, Belgium, and North Carolina.<br />Comment: Main text: 23 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables. Appendix: 24 pages, 18 figures. Preprint

Subjects

Subjects :
Statistics - Applications

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2111.02910
Document Type :
Working Paper